A woman says she is 'living in fear' following three years of terror at the hands of a group that call themselves the 'Haverhill Mafia'.

Chai Hoon Tew, who runs the Fortune Inn Chinese takeaway in Gloucester Road, Haverhill, says she and her partner Wen Wu have been the victims of vile racial abuse, burglary, her car has been burned and the group regularly throw rocks and stones at her car and business.

The gang, usually made of seven to eight people, also shout at her customers and threaten to shut down her shop.

She said: “Why is there no one to stop them? Why can’t police help us, can they protect us? I keep asking for help."

Inspector Danny Cooper, Local Policing Commander for Haverhill, said: “Since 2015, there have been sporadic reports to police of crimes and anti-social behaviour at a business premises on Gloucester Road in Haverhill.

“All incidents have been recorded and investigated by police and a number of people have been arrested and interviewed. Police have also issued dispersal orders, behaviour notices and ensured that appropriate bail conditions have been applied.

“These actions had a significant, positive effect and police had not received any reports of incidents over the last nine months. Unfortunately, further reports of issues have been made to us this week. Officers have made initial contact with the owner of the business and this will be followed up by the Safer Neighbourhood Team who will work with them to address the problems raised.”

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She said: "They always get off , I don’t know what to do. I don’t know who can help me now I just regret I came to the town. What can I do, I can’t sell my business I’ve got a two-year-old daughter now.

"I like the people here but I never knew about this kind of behaviour. But now I think maybe this isn’t a very nice place, but it’s too late I have the shop already. "

Over the last three years Ms Tew says the gang have intermittently stopped but that every time they return things get worse.

Ms Tew said: “Obviously they are a strong group and not that easy to break up."

She added: "Last month they cut my phone line so five shops in this area were cut off.

"It’s completely out of control. Then when you hear about things like the stabbing that happened it’s really like no one is helping us , that no one is protecting us. "

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